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BHE RenewablesVice President Market Operations and Trading

Feb. 2025

BHE Renewables, LLCVice President Customer Solutions

Jan. 2023 - Feb. 2025

Tenaska Power Services CoDirector, Renewable Energy Advisory Services

Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2023Dallas/Fort Worth AreaTenaska Power Services (TPS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenaska, one of America's largest private companies, with $9.9B revenue. TPS is the nation’s leading provider (78K+ MW) of energy marketing and advisory services to generation and demand-side customers. Led the company’s renewable energy advisory services (professional services). Serving as subject matter expert consultant, I prospect business, educate, and collaborate with CORPORATE, INDUSTRIAL, MUNICIPAL, and HIGHER EDUCATION clients on market conditions, pricing trends, and other competitive dynamics to assess risks and advantages of energy resources across the nation. Collaborating with a cross-functional team, I design and oversee execution of custom energy solutions for clients. Negotiate service agreements, develop RFPs to issue to generators, manage selection process, and oversee delivery.

NexRevExecutive Vice President Sales & Marketing

Jan. 2019 - Jul. 2019In this 7-month transformation leadership position, developed the sales and marketing vision for NexRev, a services and technology provider offering energy partnering with clients to design and deliver cost effective solutions for managing energy efficiency and to help control the cost of comfort. Conducted deep analysis of performance against goals and designed actionable strategies to increase productivity and propel results. ✔ Secured a multi-million dollar energy management proof of concept across 150 sites. ✔ Enabled the launch of a new line of service and generated recurring revenue by repositioning NexRev as a provider of integrated facility and energy management services. ✔ Formulated and implemented new branding and market positioning strategies, including redesigning company website, establishing a social media presence, developing marketing collateral, and solidifying brand identity. ✔ Managed and motivated a team of 4 directors, 4 account managers, and 2 administrators.

Berkshire Hathaway EnergyDirector of Sales and Product Management – MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC

Jun. 2006 - Jan. 2019Dallas/Fort Worth AreaPromoted in 2007 from SUPERVISOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT of MES. MES is a Berkshire Hathaway Energy company and provides energy and energy management services in deregulated and regulated markets to over 60,000 residential and commercial customers in both public and private sectors. ► Deliver profitable outcomes and a return on investment (ROI) by developing and directing energy and technology products. Ensure accurate and timely project management, including the underwriting and pricing processes. • Capitalized on retail energy market developments and executed repositioning plan, expanding gross margins from $28M to $82M per year; brought average operating income from $16M to $50M per year. • Designed an automated energy pricing system resulting in a 600% to 900% increase in proposal and contract generation. • Increased revenue and operating income by architecting and implementing a proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) system to increase sales productivity and help the sales team focus on aggressively prospecting new business opportunities. • Transformed the company from a single-product line provider into an integrated multi-product organization by leading the product development of Energy Management Services. This allowed the company to expand customer offerings to include HVAC asset management, distributed generation, and micro-grid solutions. Ensured seamless integration with the company’s traditional retail energy supply service. ► Relocated from Des Moines to Dallas in 2011 to lead the Texas operations–a critical growth market for the company. Staffed the office and took on additional role of business development and sales management with national responsibilities (IL, MI, OH, PA, DC, MD, NJ, NY, TX) as well as regulated markets. • Drove $1B in electric/gas product sales by building direct sales and agent sales divisions. • Directed a team of up to 12 Product Managers and Senior Product Managers while driving organizational change.

MidAmerican Energy CompanyRegulatory Affairs Manager-Unregulated Retail Services

May. 2005 - Jun. 2006Des Moines, Iowa Area• Led the company to achieve its first year of profitability by identifying competitive market opportunities through in-depth and proactive analysis of legislation, tariffs, and market rules in various jurisdictions. • Achieved full compliance to rules and regulations. • Analyzed, developed, and delivered testimony used to substantiate business-critical and consumer perspective. • Improved customer onboarding and retention by training sales staff to develop effective consultative techniques.

MidAmerican Energy CompanyManager, Risk Control

Oct. 1999 - May. 2005Des Moines, Iowa AreaMEC is a provider of regulated electric and natural gas utility and holds interest in a portfolio of generating facilities with various energy sources, including wind, coal, nuclear, hydro, and natural gas. It serves customers in IA, IL, SD, and NE. • Developed the risk management framework to measure and monitor market, credit, and operational risk associated with the company’s commodity position in natural gas, electricity, coal, and other fuels. • Built and automated an Excel-based risk and market valuation model utilizing over 1,000 market data points. • Led the implementation of Zai*Net Manager and Zai*Net Risk Analytics software to automate the risk measurement and management of company commodity positions. • Educated internal stakeholders on risk governance framework and policy compliance. • Created high-impact solutions and systems enterprise-wide, resulting in improved risk reporting, deal tracking, position reporting, accounts payable/accounts receivable, and value at risk (VaR) reporting. • Managed and developed a team of 2 Risk Analysts.

MidAmerican Energy CompanyNatural Gas Transportation and Exchange Representative

May. 1998 - Oct. 1999Des Moines, Iowa Area•Managed a diverse customer portfolio consisting of large commercial and industrial natural gas companies, managing the financial risk for the company and customers. •Designed and implemented a transaction management system used to track purchases and sales of natural gas, as well as to memorialize transactions with confirmation documentation.

Applied SystemsTechnical Support Consultant

May. 1996 - Dec. 1997Coralville, IowaA leading insurance technology provider of innovative software solutions, including data analytics, for agents, insurers, and MGAs. • Helped users maximize their software investment by troubleshooting technical issues and providing user education.

TXU EnergyOperations Analyst

Jan. 1996 - Jan. 1998Cedar Rapids, Iowa AreaTXU is a retail electricity provider serving residential and business customers in deregulated areas. • Managed the forecasting and delivery of natural gas to large commercial and industrial customers in IA and IL. • Built models in Excel and Access to track customer usage and to identify savings opportunities against local utility pricing options by evaluating current market prices. Generated proposals. • Key contributor to the implementation of a utility management cooperative with Iowa school districts.